Battle of Ankara 1402: Timur's Ottoman Crushing

In 1402, the Ottoman Empire suffered its most devastating defeat before its final collapse. Timur's armies crushed Sultan Bayezid I at the Battle of Ankara, capturing him and plunging the Ottomans into a civil war known as the Fetret Devri. This episode explores how the Central Asian conqueror Timur—known to the West as Tamerlane—outmaneuvered Bayezid, the role of rival Turkish beyliks and European allies, and the decade-long interregnum that nearly ended the Ottoman state before it could reach Constantinople. We discuss the strategic blunders, the use of war elephants, and the surprising alliances Bayezid forged with Serbian knights. How did Mehmed I eventually reunite the empire? And what does this moment reveal about Ottoman resilience? Join Lucas and Luna as they uncover the forgotten crisis that shaped the empire's future. #BattleOfAnkara #Timur #BayezidI #FetretDevri #OttomanInterregnum #Tamerlane #CentralAsia #SerbianKnights #WarElephants #Sipahi #Yeniceri #AnatolianBeyliks #MehmedI #SiegeOfConstantinople #OttomanHistory #MedievalHistory #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo